MGHB02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Stereotype Threat, Stereotype
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Perception theprocess of interpreting themessages of our senses to provideorder and meaningto the environment. Chapter 3cp84 114 perceptual defence the tendencyfortheperceptualsystem to defendthe perceiveragainst unpleasantemotion. Anexample ofsomeonegettingpromotedanddueto the happiness of promotiontheperson mightfail to noticehowupset theirco workers are for notgettingpromoted. Socialidentitytheory a theorythat states that peopleformperceptions ofthemselves based ontheir personal characteristics andmemberships in socialcategories. Personal identitybasedonpersonalcharacteristicssuchas interestsabilitiesandtraits socialidentity is based on ourperceptionthatwebelongtosocialgroupssuch as genderreligion andnationalityoccupation andsoon. Burner"smodel demonstrates threeimportant characteristicsof the perceptualprocess firstperception is selective secondthismodel illustratesthat our perceptualsystemworksto paint a constantpictureof thetarget perceptual constancy target is perceived thesamewayacrossdifferent situations. Perceptualconsistency refersto thetendencytoselectignoreanddistortcuesinsucha mannerthattheyfit together to form a homogeneouspictureofthetarget. Primacyeffect thetendency for a perceivertorelyon earlycues orfirstimpressions has a lastingimpactworkers impressingtheirbossinthefirstfewdaysarein anadvantageous position. Recencyeffect thetendency for a perceiver torely on recentcues or last impressions lastimpressionscountthemost. Centraltraits personal characteristics of a targetpersonthatare of particularinterest to aperceiver reasearchhasshown biasestowards heightweight and attractiveness ofpeople taller andmoreattractivepeople aremorelikelyto bepaidmore individualswhoareoverweighttend to be evaluated negatively on anumber of workplace outcomesincludinghiringpromotiondecisionsand performance evaluations.
